Professional Development
Delivering ChemiStories for Families
Online , United KingdomJoin us for a free workshop where we will share practical ideas that will enable you to engage families with chemistry concepts using storytelling techniques. The workshop will provide you with - a simple definition of chemistry with the families they work with. - the confidence to identify chemistry concepts in children’s stories and have […]
Common Ground Symposium 2022: Creativity in Heritage – The Future of Youth Engagement
St Andrew and Blackfriars Hall St Andrews & Blackfriars Hall, St Andrews Hall Plain, Norwich, United KingdomHow can creativity lead us to alternative ways of seeing and enable youth engagement with heritage? Are you a professional in Heritage or the Arts? Do you work in learning, engagement or audience development? Are you a creative practitioner interested in heritage projects or youth voice? Join Common Ground and our partners to celebrate the […]
Extend Leadership Programme
OnlineAn online Leadership Programme for arts, museums and heritage engagement and participation professionals Applications are invited from colleagues working in participation, engagement and learning roles to take part in the Extend Leadership Programme 2022 – 23. Extend supports mid-career professionals with an engagement and participation practice across all art forms and including those working in […]
Mindfulness in the Museum
Zoom , United KingdomEssential workshop for any museum, gallery or arts professional curious about mindfulness and wanting to explore how it can be used to engage with objects and collections as well as […]
Building an inclusive learning programme in museums
British Museum London, United KingdomExplore how to create, build and advocate for an inclusive learning experience for students with additional needs in museums, heritage sites, art galleries and cultural organisations. Join the Museum's schools […]
Decolonising Portrait Collections and Interpretation: Care, Repair and Intersectional Re-Imaginations
Online , United KingdomA webinar for museum, gallery and heritage professionals and academics engaged with portrait research, interpretation and display. How can we use portraiture to unearth erased or invisible histories or challenge colonial narratives? And what role does the radical imagination play in decolonial and intersectional curatorial practices and interpretations of portraiture? This event will engage with […]
Decolonising Portrait Collections and Interpretation: Failure as Social Justice Praxis
OnlineA webinar for museum, gallery and heritage professionals and academics engaged with portrait research, interpretation and display. This event will explore practical examples of 'failed' anti-racist work. Our speakers will share how they navigated through them and equip participants with tools to deal with 'failure'. Working in an anti-racist way is 'messy', non-linear, highly emotive […]
HOW TO: Understand your Community and Audiences
OnlineThis 45-minute session (inc. 15-minutes for Q&A) is led by London Historic `Buildings Trust (LHBT). If you are looking to deliver a heritage project for local people, it's important to have a thorough understanding of your community: who makes it up, what's important to them, and how your project could benefit them. In doing so […]
HOW TO: Deliver an Oral History Project
OnlineThis 45-minute lunchtime session (inc. 15-minutes for Q&A) will be a short introduction on how to use oral history in a wide range of heritage projects, and will be led by Laura Owen, Oral Historian on behalf of London Historic Buildings Trust. Laura will explore: -A short introduction to oral history: what it is and […]
HOW TO: Create a Compelling Case for Support
OnlineThis 45-minute session (inc. 15-minutes for Q&A) is led by Georgina Nayler, Chair of Trustees of London Historic Buildings Trust, and former Director of the Pilgrim Trust. Articulating your project’s aims, impact and scope is a critical part in securing any type of funding or support. Before you begin your fundraising journey, you should look […]
HOW TO: Procure Professional Services
OnlineThis 45-minute session (inc. 15-minutes for Q&A) is led by Rosie Fraser, Vice Chair of London Historic Buildings Trust, and CEO of Southbank Sinfonia at St John’s Smith Square. Professional services are inevitably required in any type of heritage project. It's important to that you get your procurement right or you can risk appointing inappropriate […]